Share of PE middle-market fund count by size bucket

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PitchBook|July 16, 2026
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LPs facing constrained distributions are concentrating commitments with a shorter list of established, brand-name managers, leaving many middle-market GPs squeezed between LPs allocating to megafunds and specialist managers that win on niche differentiation.

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